Saturday, December 13, 2014

Ridley's Believe It Or Not December 13 History National Ice Cream Day

Ridley's Believe It Or
Not—December 13, 2014:
Trust your weekend is off to a
great start and that you are bracing for another round of Christmas parties.As always Ihope you enjoy the holidays and observances, factoids andquotes from Don Kardong,with a smile on your face, knowing that this
may be the day to have a bowl of ice cream while not having to run a marathon
to burn off the calories, blessed with a positive attitude even though you know
you will have to wade through tons of spam in your inbox, and secure in the knowledge that if you
want to find a gift for a memorable event or the coming Christmas, you know
that the Alaskanpoet can provide you with a unique customized poem at a great
price tailored to the event and the recipient.You need only contact me for details.

1.National Day of the Horse Day—created by the Congress in 2004
to recognize the contributions of the horse to our culture.

2. National Violin Day—unknown
as to the origin of the day but better to not ponder and listen to the music.

3. National Ice Cream Day—I
scream; you scream we all scream for ice cream; effects on the waistline not
withstanding another holiday to be observed daily.

4. 1976 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song on this day in 1976 (almost 60
days in that position starting November 7) Tonight’s
the Night (Gonna Be Alright) by Rod
Stewart.

5. Why We Need NRA Day—celebrating
the birthday of Alvin York on this day in 1883 who single handedly in World War
in one engagement in October, 1918 captured 132 Germans and went on to become
the most decorated American in World War I including the Medal of Honor; his
feats were immortalized in the Movie Sergeant York in which he was portrayed by
Gary Cooper.

On
this day in

a. 1769 Dartmouth College was
founded by Reverend Eleazar Wheelock.

b. 1960 in a why
Emperors do not accumulate a lot of frequent flyer miles, while Emperor Haile Selassie
was visiting Brazil on a state visit, his Imperial Bodyguard deposed him and
proclaimed his son Emperor of Ethiopia.

c.2003
in operation Red Dawn, Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces to later be
tried, found guilty of murder against his people and hanged. d.2014 the last sequential
month/day/year takes place; the next one will be January 1, 2034. Reflections on ice cream: ‘’Without ice cream there would be darkness and chaos.” Don
Kardong, fellow KA with the Alaskanpoet and Stanford alum alum and great
Olympic marathon runner. Amen to the comment and explains why Don ran marathons
while loving ice cream.

About Me

Raised in a small fishing village in Alaska, Petersburg,in the 40's and 50's. Returned in the 60's to fish commercially on purse seiners for six summers. Graduate of Stanford class of 69 with great distinction, Yale Law School class of 72, For many years an experienced, efficient, and creative lawyer and adviser providing venture capital, corporate and transactional legal services to start-ups and emerging private and public companies. Published poet, customized poems for memorable events, creator of Ridley's Believe It Or Not--This Day in History (daily factoids, holidays, quotes and often a short poem), and daily tweets in 140 iambic bytes on news of day and in the process of publishing North to Alaska--Islands of Stability in Seas of Change. Contact me have created a unique customized poem for any memorable event or to impress a loved one networking events. mridley@octechlaw.com, www.octechlaw.com, linkedin.com/in/octechlaw.com, twitter.com/alaskanpoet,
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